Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 BST
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Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 10AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (12 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
N
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.1
N
5
1.6
N
6
2
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
129
103
56
115
84
64
45
29
18
28
26
8
8
7
6
6
0
188
377
544
730
1076
1477
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
WSW
35
WNW
35
NW
20
NW
10
SW
20
S
10
SW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:35AM2.74m
10:34PM2.76m
10:29AM2.92m
11:19PM2.98m
11:18AM3.12m
00:01AM3.19m
Low Tide
3:29AM1.27m
4:05PM0.72m
4:27AM1.07m
4:54PM0.49m
5:16AM0.82m
5:40PM0.28m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:48
4:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:19
9:21
1
2
1
Temp °C
5
6
9
10
10
9
7
7
5
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
-2
0
1
1
3
5
2
3
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
-4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
N
9
0.2
S
4
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
166
129
103
56
1
84
64
45
29
18
2
8
4
4
7
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
S
5
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
S
4
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
7
Energy kJ
34
3
3
3
1
1
2
4
9
2
8
8
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
3
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
4
4
4
1
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NNW
8
0.3
SW
3
0.5
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
2
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.6
N
6
2
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
Energy kJ
3
6
21
50
115
2
15
1
28
26
3
2
1
5
19
65
188
377
544
730
1076
1477
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
25
176
337
477
275
144
21
21
134
134
144
144
686
502
144
144
144
620
758
759
753
276
276
455
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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